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Auction Info

Auction Name
Archaeology & Arts of Islam and India
Auction Date
12/18/2025 - 12/18/2025
Sale Number
#172370
Total Lots
118
Sold Lots
66.0
Lots Sold
55.93%
Unsold Lots
52
Total Sales (EUR)
0.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
90,900.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
138,250.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
224,450.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
NaN%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
182

Illustrated folio of Akbar's Hamzanameh, probably volume 6

circa 1565 and modern period EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 EUR 208,000.00
101

Koran section,

second half of 9th century EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 19,500.00
99 Jacques MAJORELLE (1886-1962),

Les Kasbahs de l'Atlas, edited by Lucien Vogel for Jules Meynial,

1930 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 13,650.00
184

Kakhuba Ragini, woman with two peacocks

late 17th century EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 7,800.00
183

Pancham Ragini, prince giving coins to a musician

late 17th century EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
178

Covering tile depicting a gallant scene

circa 1880-90 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
189

Grieving woman on a terrace

early 19th century EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 5,200.00
102

Three Koran folios,

11th-12th century EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,940.00
266

Man with daffodils,

early 17th century EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 4,160.00
206

Sufi shaykh reading,

19th century EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,900.00
100 P. F. Dominico Germano de Silesia,

Fabrica linguae Arabicae cum interpretatione Latine, & Italica, accomodata ad vsum linguae vulgaris, & scripturalis,

1639 EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,640.00
232

Book of prayers and texts about the Prophet,

19th century EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 2,860.00
204

Thangka, Buddha and the ten avatars of Vishnu

19th century EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 2,340.00
264

Calligraphic composition in the form of a ship, located Bahcesaray, signed Maqsud

and dated 1873-74 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 2,210.00
135

Embracing couple

, dated 1844 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,080.00
185

Courtesan and her maids on a terrace

late 18th - early 19th century EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,950.00
230

Double-folio Qur'an,

13th century EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,950.00
133

Study of poppies

18th century, attributable to Mohammad Baqir EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,820.00
137

Reclining man with cat

19th century EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,690.00
195

Wild boar hunting

19th century EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,690.00

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